Glad you are feeling more like yourself again, and that the anxiety phase wasn't all negative. We have purple trees/plants like that in Scotland currently in bloom, must be because it never gets that hot here lol! It's odd when we go through those phases where our bodies needs become secondary, I have had it happen a few times, in good and bad ways. There is something vaguely soothing about being on autopilot but it can't last forever. Our nervous systems would probably collapse! Glad you had your pups to keep you from going stir crazy, they are great therapy I am sure!